The Sun. — London, England, 1864-03-14 00:00:00

AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The revenue collections being now in active pro gress, the demand for money in all quarters con tinues rather large, and till the mercantile classes have supplied themselves with the necessary accom modation, bankers and brokers show no inclination to lower their terms for discount. The available balances in the open market appear to increase, end in the course of a short time, when the tem porary influences now at work shall have passed away, there is no doubt that lower rates will pre vail• At present the quotations continue to range from 51 to 6 per cent, for the best short dated commercial bills. The arrivals of gold ships from Australia an nounced this morning are important. The Giant's Causeway brings £29,404; the Star of Peace, £75,228; the Donald Mackay, £18,763; and the Sussex, £62,676. From advices received thF.s morning, it appears that the condition of trade in the manufacturing districts during the past week has generally been of a satisfactory character. In the cloth and yarn markets of Manchester great dulness prevailed, but business in the woollen fabrics at Leeds, Brad ford, and Huddersfield showed symptoms of im provement. At Leicester there had been a good demand for fancy and other hosiery goods. Opera tions at Birmingham were not conducted on such an extensive scale as previously, but at Wolver hampton orders from America continued to' pour TWO O'CLOCK. At the Paris Bourse this day, according to Mr. Reuter's telegrams, the Three per Cent. Rentes opened at 66fr 45c., 66fr. 40c. Heavy. In the English Stock Market to-day the varia tions in prices have not been important, but a more cheerful and buoyant tone nevertheless prevails. The large arrivals of gold from Australia, the idea that money will be cheaper, the better state of the weather, and the belief that the war on the Continent has seen its worst, have all combined to strengthen quotations, and tocraate a favourable feeling. Consols are firm at 914 for money, end 911 for the account. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 891; do. 21 per Cents., 731 741; Exchequer Bills, ss. 4s. die.; Bank Stock is 238; India 5 per Cents. continue at 1044 ; En faced 4 per Cents., 93 ; 51 per Cents., 113 f; do. Debentures, 984; and do, Bonds, Bs. 2s. die. The Foreign Market opened with a very buoyant appearance, and a general rise took place in the principal speculative stocks. A pressure of sales, however, has since produced a partial reaction. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 694 s ; do. Consolides have been 531, and are now 521 a. Greek at one time were 231, but are at present 224 23. Spanish Passive, after being 36t 371, are 361 a. Mexican have been 431, but have reacted to 42a s , Portu guese are 48k 4 ; and the Confederate Loan has risen to 46 48. In the Railway Share Market the operations have not been very extensive, but quotations gene rally exhibit increased firmness. Ureat Northern have advanced 305., Bristol and Exeter and Grea Western 10s., and Midland 155., while South East ern have declined ss. The Foreign and Colonial lines exhibit no mate rial change as regards values. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares remain at about former rates. London and County realise 571 Oriental Bank, 611 ; Bank of London, 1651 ; Queensland Sheep Company are quoted to 1 prem. ; Imperial Financial, 31 4 prem. ; Fin ancial Corporation, 11 to 11 prem. ; Credit Mobilier, 11 11 prem. ; Credit Fonder, 213* prem. ; Central Argentine Railway, 1 to 1* prem.; London and Liverpool Hotel 11 to 1 prem. ; and South Esstern B an ki n , g Company, par to Q prem. BRITISH FUNDS —ONE O'CLOCK. 3 per Cent. Consols Ditto Account, April 8 . 3 per Cent. Reduced• B9 New 3 per Cent. ....... New 2i per Cent. Jan. 1891 . 73/ 41 ••• Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 18 " • • Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885. Exchequer Bine, £l,OOO , 2 1 & 3 per Cent. Ditto Ditto £ 500 41 00 and £200 tank En gland Stk, 41 per Ct., last hf.-yr 238 IND GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. India Stock, 1 0i per Cent., A pr il 18 74 — Ditto 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Ditto Account ... ...... Ditto 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent 93 Ditto 5 per C en t ., J an. 1872 .. Ditto 51 per Cent., May, 1879 Ditto Debentures. 4 per Ct., April 186 i Ditto ditto Aug., 1866 984 Ditto Bonds £l,OOO 8 2 dis Ditto under £l,000 FOREIGN FUNDS —ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent. .... Ditto, 1839 and 1859 Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Ditto 1863 Ditto Scrip, £55 paid.... Buenos Avres 6 per Cent ...... - Cuba, 6 thilian 6per Cent. - Colombi an 6 Scrip £BO pd: —die Danish 3 pe r C en t ., 18 25 . 4 gYptian 7 per Cent lOO Ditto, Second Issue Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons — Ditto Account Ditto Coupons — Ditto Account — Italian 5 per Cent. (Maremmana Railway) Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent Ditto 2 per Cent. Piochnontese, 5 per Cent.. Ex. 25f — Ditto Scrip (1863) £42 Be. 3d. paid — pm Peruvian 41 per Cent .. Ditto Account — Ditto 3 per Cent. Ditto 41 per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto Account — Ditto 3 per Cent., 18b6, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3 481 * Ditto Account Ruraian 5 per Cent.. 1822, £ St — Ditto 3 per Cent 1859 Ditto 5 per Cent, 1862 Sardinian 5 per Cent B3l Ditto Account Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account — Ditto New Deferred Ditto Account Ditto Passive Ditto Account 371 61 Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded — Ditto Account Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 92 Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 Ditto Account Ditto £lOO Bonds.. — Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 Ditto Account Ditto, £lOO Bonds 69k Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Venezuela 3 per Cent. Ditto Account — Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account.... Dividends on the above payable in Lond 'IL Dutch 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil 631 Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs 67 Ditto Account .. TWO O'CLOCK. Consols Money Ditto April Acc ount . • 91 i i ....—___ Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day, Market decidedly stronger. Sales brobably 7,000 bales. Imports, 153 ; previously, 314. _ • The International Bulletin of the Observatory, in the 21 /oniteur, publishes the followin g rapid ris e in the barometer took place during last night lu the S.W. of Europe; the barometer, *Li c h y es _ terday marked 745.6 at Bordeaux, stands to-day at 760,8. Under the influence of that change, the stormy weather h as b een d r i ve n back towards e Balti c , and a temporary calm has taken place t on the Western coasts, from the north of England to the South of Spain and on the Mediterranean. A violent gAle from the S.W. prevailed yesterd ay vi Portug a l. Th e weather has to-day become "Is; with a rise in the barometer at Oporto or 15 millimetres (0,591 in.)," MONEY MARiETI 'EARS 'his day, ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOKS. '.3hare Railways. Pail Bir.. Wol., and Str. Val all Blythe and Tyne. Bost.,Sleat.,andllid.Co Bristol and Exeter 10 Caledonian lO Cork and Bandon al Cornwall al Do A A gets no div a D o. B S till 6p e.p an.has t a been paid to B. ) Dublin & Belfast June. al Dun.,Perth,&Ab. Juno. al Edinburgh & Glasgow.) 1 01 Was h .*. and S. Western.) 10(. GrentEastern, Ord. stk 10( Ditto A stock - Ditto East Anglian et 100 7 B GreatNorthof Scotland 10( Great Northern lO Do A stook lO Do B do Gt. S. and W. of Irelanoj 1 0 Great Western 10 Do Str Val gua. stock 10 Lancashire & Yorkshire 10 London and Blackwall 10 Lon., Bright.dt S. Coals: 10 Lon., Chat., and Dovei Lou. & North Western la Lon. & See.th Western 101 Man., Shef., .34 Lincoln. 101 Maryport and Carlisle. al Do # shares.. Metropolitan al Midland Do New Do Birming. & Derby 10 Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland al Do. 4 shares Mid Kert Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee 1( Nth. Eastern—Berwick 1( Do, G.N.E. purchase 16. Do Lecds 1" Do York Do Carlisle.... INorth London 13.14, 11 107} 108 io 126 Ik6, 96 93 TO 52 64 )0 24 26 L 9.16.4 00 125 128 5 1 2 p, Lll 774 781 Lll 1V 111 DO 123 126 DO 44 44 DO 98 100 .11 - :Do New North Staffordshire ~ a, and S. W. Junction al Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock 10 Do Scot Mid, stock lO Shrews. and Welchpool a, Shropshire Union 101 } South Devon lOl South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun 10 } Staines, Wok.,andWok. al 'Stockton .56 Darlington a] Do 1 Do New, 186 G ll Taff Vale.. ...... lu, Do B Do C Ulster 0 634 64 10 34 SO 01 80i el 100 102 1 8 1 37 38 94 17 9 10 o 10 7 8 /J 16) 1(5 8 5 6 3 , 3 3# p 11 20 Do Do 5 Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim lOl Waterford d; Kilkenny 101 West Cornwall lOl W. Hartlepool Ilar.,tlt 10( West Midland -Oxford 10( Do Newport, 10( Do Hereford( 10C 91 91 22 24 Closing I Business Price. , done. 8 8i i i Si 9 0 83 R 5 0 120 121 38 17 94 109 47 ,a 125 (26 O 127 k 128! O P 2 134 0 94 I/ O 64} 641 84 1201 64 lUD 88 102 f 107 I I(9i 109 68 70 104 tO3 40 42 107 107 99 100 51 52 51f 1081 91 1271 7 i o 1004 1001 13.4 D fsi D 88 83 .001 88 71 Oa i BRITISH POSSE gailways Pa Itlantio &.StLawrence al Bom.,Barodacteentlue Gu. 5 per cent... Do. New . . Do. E. Buffalo and Lake Huron al, Do. Preference ...... 21 Butralo,Brant o tGodriel, 6 p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 Do. do. July 1, 187:: 101 Do. do. June 1, 18: 101 Clcutta.kS.Eastn.(l,ol. 101 Cape Town I,: Dock Scril 101 Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. 101 h;ast Indian. go. 5 p. c. 10 1 Do. do. G Ext..... 11 Do. do. H do. .. 11 Grand Trunk of Canada lut Do. Ist Pref. Bonds.. al Do. do. deferred...... al Do. 2d Pref. Bonds.. al Do. do. deferred...... al Do. 3d Pzef. stock al Do. do. deferred...... al Do. 4th Pref. stock... a Do. do. deferred...... Gt.lndlaPenln.gua.sp.o WI Do. New gua. sp. e... 11 Do. January, 1862 .. Gt. Sbuth.ollndia(Lim guaranteed 5 per s oent. IC , Gt. W. of CanadaSharee a' Do. New Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. al, Do. 8 p. 0. do. '77-8.. all Indian Branch Limited Madras. guar., sp. o. .. 10 Do. If p. o. Extension 10 Dc. 4* d 0........ 10 Do. Fifth Extension. Alelb.Corp. FS p. o. Bnds. 10, slelb. & Hobson's Bay. al Do. 7p. c. Mortg. Bds. al Newßrunswick a Candy Class A and B. al N.lll.C'daa pc Ist t bds P I Soinde ( l' Do. Delhi si iz ll Do. do . ... f . s . = j Do. Punjaub .... o e_. , Do. Do. ........ te ,li Do. Indus. St. Flo. i I !OLONIAL GOVERN t_,an.Gby. 1 1877-84 . . 100 101 103 I Do. op. c. Feb. & Aug 100 100 iO2 Do. dp. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 99 101 Do. sp. c. Jan.&July. 10C 90 Al Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 89 91 Cape G.Hope, d p 0,1873 100 106 108 Do.Ap & Oct. 1880 100 108 110 Do. 1891 100 110 112 Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 103 110 111 Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 111 111 Mauritius 6 per cent .. 100 106 108 ,Natal Gov. 6 per cant.. 130 1. , :8 110 ;N.B.Gov. 6 p.c. a.&July 100 101 103 Do. dp. o.Ap. & Oct. 10 - N. S.W. Gov. 5 p 18ot 10 Du. sp. c.,18(1 to 1578 10 I Do. d0.,1888 &upwde 10 'New Zealand 6 p cent. 10 ,Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. C. sterilw, 1875. :Queensland Gcv. ap. c. 101 IS. Aus G6p.c.1878.& up.. 1 - Via Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&Jub 1 Da to c.c. An.&Ook. iO 99 100 10 99 tOl )0 99 100 10 108 110 [O4 106 10A 111 - - LlO4 111411 BRITISH INES. - I 3 , A 1 570 680 110 65 70 Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 kAillord Amalgamated..) Devon G. Con, cravist. ) , Kast Bassett (1119ganh. j id East Clogau 'Gold Ltd. ,4.t , 304 314 4.0 7 74 9.0 44 41 ,8t 10 11 17$ 4 44 10 36 37 16.. 6! 74 12 35 37 18.0 4 44 8.6 I 3.' lEast Caradon ..... East Carn. Brea.... E. W'Lltussel(Tavistk ) 8.9 iGam4St.Auttp!(Gwen 5f !(Treat South Torgus u. Wheal Vor (lielston; 41 Grenville tl.l Her:A's-root B.; llingston Downs 4.1 Lady Bertha Margaret (tiny Lelant H . Marko Valley.. Alyudy Iron Ore (Lim ) 2: New Setun ll North Downs •2 N.Wh'i Basset(lllo4an 3.1 worth Wheal Crotty Oar Consols (St. Blaze) ; - Providenoe(Uny Lelia) 10., South Caradon(St.Cleer, 1: S. Cam Brea (Illogan) Fran. (Illogan) 18.1 Stray Park famar Silv.dc. Lead Min 17 19 ~0 61 7 ;1; 1i l e. .91 83 95 11 2 1.0 2 2/ 6.9 .6.7 44 46 440 160 1g.9) 55 60 :7.61 26 58 11. 12 21 23 I 185 195 if 87f 92f 0 31 37 fin Croft West Basset (Illo(ran) I W radon (Liskeard) 5 West Seto n Wheal Basset (Mogan) 5 1 Wheal Buller(ltedruth) 1( Wheal Kitty (U. Lelant) 2.0 Wheal Luckott Wheal Mary Ann Caren ) 8 Wheal 3eton 5B Wheal Tretawney (Lis.) 7 Wheal Union 3.17 ;9i 20 23 3 133 113 175 185 2 2ti 23 21 PREFERENCE SHARES. •eat Eastern, E. Counties, Ext. No. 2, 107 Great Western Orig. 46 per cent pf., 97 London, Chatham, and Dover 5 per cent. pref., 9715 Midland 4; per cent. pf. stk. rd., 1021 North Eastern, Cons. pref., 4 per cent., Ditto 46 per cent., red., DO orth Eastern, York, H. and Selby purchase, 10i Stockton and Darlington, C 6 per cent., 33 Ditto, B, 6 p.r cent., 33 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern, 5 per cent., pf., Ditto, new 5 per cent,fik London, Chathahi, &c., Metrop. Ext., B 6 per cent., 981 99 Stockton and Darlington, Class D. pf., 281 LINES LEASED A 2 FIXED RENTALS. London, Tilbury, and:Southend, 100 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. San Paulo (lira.), gua.l per cent.. 81 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 201 West Flanders, 71 FOREIGN MINES. Cape Copper, lim., 104 Yudanaiuutana of S. Australia, lirn., 3 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. ►lliance 3 1 m.), Anglo-Italian, limited, 5 A ustralasia, Ditto, new, 48 Bank of Egypt, 261 Bank of Otago, lim., 4 British North American, 48} Bank of London, 105 i Brazilian and Portuguese, lim., 84 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 43 21 Consolidated Bank, lim., 10} East London, lim., 7} European Bank, lim., 81 Hindustan, tliina, and Japan (Rm.), 3 Imperial Bank (lim.), 27 Litto, new, 5 Imperial Ottoman, 18} Land Mortgage Bank of India, Um., 3} London .Toint Stock, 40k London and South-Western (Um.), 11 4 London and Westminster, 80 London, Buenos Ayres, and River Plate, 51} London and County, 571 London and South African, 27} Merchant Bank, lim., 111 Oriental Baru Corporation. 611 Seinde, Punjaub, and Delhi, 11w.,1011 1.1 Ditto, new,llol MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo-Mexican Mint, 201 1 Contract Corporation. lim., Discount Corporation, limited, 104 Egyptian Commercial and Trading, li m , , 42 Gen. Credit and Finance of London, lim,, 871 Hudson's Bay, 18 Indian Carrying (lim), 1/ International Financial society, 12 1l Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavourj, Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redem. 1670, issued go, 84 Joint-stock Discount, lint., 64 Land Securities, lim., 44 Intercoloni a l Royal Mail Steam, lim., 8 Ditto, new, 51 L ondon Finanzial Association, lim., 25 4/ Lo ndon Provincial Marine, 31 Nat ional Discount Company, him., Quebrada Land, Rail., and lim.` 34 Scottish Australian Investment, lim., STUNS. 1 Closing ,id.l Price. 60 12 OP 103 i 101 . 8p 1 p Li 7 I) 1 Si i 1 ) 5 ,11 74 8t .0o x) lot o I.ca 1054 106: IC4 105 P 5 P ;u 194 204 11 74 VS 11 57 61 11 66 63 11 50 153 n 49 51 11 33 ti 11 26 28 11 22 C 5 ;0 1034.104; j t 2 103 104 a 9i 10 8 11 VT; 11 92 94 a 85 87 2 p Ip 10 1u24 103 )0 97 99 10 k 2 , 96 LI ( 55 58 11 3 6 100 82 34 100 103 104 [OO 1021 2 all 1021 98 10) Business done :ENT SEC URITIES 1011 311 are IJu Sk 20 stock stock stock stock stook stock stock stock 20 stock stock stock e 'ook 11 It I 6 7 tl I 36 [1 16 THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVEINING, MARCH 14, 1864. LAW INT —This Day. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.) RE WILLIAMS-^DEED OF ARRANGEMENT. LORD MAYO/VS COURT. (Before the Recorder and a Common Jury.) NOVEL MODE OF SETTLING A TAILORS OVERCHARGES LOWENTHAL V. PERRY. This was an action to recover damages for assault and slander. Defendant denied the slander, pleading that he was first assaulted by the plaintiff. Mr. Howard was counsel for plaintiff, Mr. Grey repre senting defendant. According to plaintiff's evidence it appeared that he is a tailor, and made a waistcoat for defendant, who is a gentle man of property. As it was of superfine blackcloth he charged 145., which was paid. Some time after this, de fendant went into a publichouse, where defendant and a mutual friend named Mathews were drinking gia and water. Mathews spoke to plaintiff, when plaintiff called out "Keep your own company, and do not speak to that Jew." Defendant then advanced upon plaintiff, and said "You infernal thief, what do you mean by charging me 14s. for the waistcoat. You are a swindler." He then assaulted plaintiff, and hurt his throat. To answer this, defendant denied that he had used the language imputed to him, and deposed that he had been firer assaulted by the plaintiff, who had seized him by the collar. Whatever defendant did was in self defence, and not as an assault upon plaintiff, who .was alleged to Save been violent. His Lordship summed up the evidence, and the jury re warded plaintiff Z 5 damages. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. COMMITTAL WITHOUT A FINE FORA VIOLENT ASSAULT ON A FEMALE.—William Diet; described as a photo grapher, of Richmond-street, Soho, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with violently assaulting a woman named Hambuecher. The complainant, who gave her evidence through Mr. Albert, the interpreter, said that for the past eight months she had lived with the prisoner at No. 12, Richmond-street, Soho. The prisoner compelled her to go into the streets to get money, and if she did not succeed in doing so he was in the habit of beating her. In order to avoid his ill-usage yesterday she left the house and went to a friend's, but in consequence of his going there and making a great disturb. ance, she was obliged to leave. She walked about the streets for an hour, and during the whole time the prisoner followed her, insulting and annoying her. She told him to leave her, as she could not keep him any longer; and, as he would not, she pushed him. Upon this the prisoner struck her several violent blows on the arm and head, knocking her down. A constable then came up, and she gave the prisoner in charge. In answer to the prisoner, the complainant sail he forced her to go on the streets, That she did not keep an open razor to cut his throat, but that he kept pistols to shoot her, and that she had not killed or wounded a sweetheart in Germany, A young man, named Parrel, proved seeing the prisoner strike the female a terrific blow, which felled her to the ground. James Adams, 135 C, said he noticed the female push the prisoner, and the prisoner then struck her a severe blow, and she fell and was insensible for a few moments. Prisoner entered into a long defence, in the (course of which he said that he had received a medal of merit from the King of Prussia, and that he had become acquainted with the female in Cologne, and came to this country with her, and cohabited with her. Last night she knocked his hat off, and having the Prussian law in his mind, which allows a person when struck to return the blow, he struck her. Mr. Tyrwhitt said he considered the prisoner a base fel low for sending the female on the streets, and a coward for striking her. As for what prisoner said about the Prus sian law — Mr, Albert said it was not the case. Mr. Tyrwhitt committed the prisoner for two months, with hard labour. WESTMINSTER. UNPROVOKED ASSAULT UPON A MAN AND HIS WIFE, Henry Wright was charged with assaulting Richard Buck land, of 31, Medway-street, and also with assaulting his wife. Complainant said that at 9 o'clock last night he was with his wife walking through St. George's-road, Pimlico, when the defendant came up and asked him for a shilling that he owed him, and upon his replying that he could not then pay him as he had only 10d., th e d e f en d ant struck him two violent b!ows on the face with a can ; after this he also struck the complainant's wife. Mr. Selfe—How Lang have you owed him the thi, lag? • Complainant—l borrowed it of him about three weeks ago. Defendant—l never lent the man a shilling in my life, e came up amd gave me a smack in the mouth without any reason. Henrietta Buckland said she was with her husband, and had an infant in her arms. Defendant abruptly came up and demanded a shilling of her husband, and on his offering to give him 10d., which was all that he had, defendant struck him several times with a beer can in the face. She interposed, when the defendant also gave her a blow with the can. Mr. Selfe—Had you the child in your arms then I' Mrs. Buckland—Jl had. Defendant—l never lent him a shilling. I lent it to another man to buy a chain ho had to sell. He ran up against me last night, or I should not have known him,and then he gave me a backhanded blow across the mouth. Police -constable 288 B—Complainant came to the station with her face cave red with blood, and I took the man, Defendant was fined 20s. or 10 days. THAMES. A MOST DESPERATE LOVER.—Thomas Hanson, a solemn-looking man, about 25 years of ago, the manager of a common lodging-house, in Gower's-walk, White chapel, was brought before Mr. Paget, charged with de molishing the shutters of the parlour window of Mrs. Ann 'Webb, a widow, No. 7, Gower's-row. The complainant, a laundres3, said the prisoner had been paying his addresses to her daughter, but owing to his dissipated habits her daughter rejected his advances, and determined not to marry him or have any thingmore to do with him. Mr. Paget—A very wise resolve on the part of a young woman. Mrs. Webb continued. Mr. Hanson came on Saturday night after I and my daughter had gone to bed. He de manded an interview with her. He was refused admix. sion, and then kicked loudly at the door and tried to break it down. He failed, and then procured a shovel and broke in the shutters, and would have entered the house if he had not been prevented by the police. The shutters could not be repaired. They were completely broken in, and - an en- tirely new pair were required. Lets Webb, a quiet and interesting looking girl, like her mother in deep mourning, confirmed her mother's statement, and said she was fast asleep when the prisoner began to kick at the door. She looked out of the window and saw people dragging him away. Sbe then came down stairs and opened the door, and on peeping out she saw him with a shovel leaving the adjoining house. She closed the door again, and went up stairs and called for the police. The prisoner had threatened her, and said he was determined to be hung for her. Mr. Paget—Oh no, ho won't, unless you are foolish enough to marry him. Witness—l will not do that. I have given him up in consequence of his drunken habits. Mr. Paget—l am very glad to hear that. A drunken husband is very bad. Nothing can be worse. Enos Barnatt, a police-constable, No. 56 11, said he saw the prisoner in Evans-walk at half-past 10 o'clock on Saturday night, and he was in a furious passion and sur rounded by a disorderly meb. He took the prisener into custody, and he acted in a very turbulent manner, and said he only wanted to see the young woman. Mr. Paget sentenced the prisoner to pay a fine of 10, the price of new shutters, and a fine of 20s in addition, or be imprieuned for 14 days. PITAEN'S STRIKES.—The pitmen employed at Seghill Colliery, in the Northumberland Steam Coalfields, struck work for an advance on Thursday. The Steam Coal Owners' Asscciation have hold two meetings recently to consider the demands made by pitmen, when after a good deal of deliberation it was determined to resist unreasonable demands that might be made on collieries in the trade, and "a call" was made upon the whole of the pits in the association, which will raise a large sum of money ; and it was resolved to support them with those collieries that might be stopped through the unreasonable demands of the men. The sth of April is about the time w hen the yearly and monthly bonds will be entered into by the pitmen of the North, and it is anticipated that there will be a good deal of agitation in some districts about terms. His Honour gave judgment to-day on the question of a deed of arrangement for the benefit of the creditors under the 187th section. The proceedings in bankruptcy had been staid in order that a compromise might be effected, by three-fourths of the creditors in number and value, and it had been duly executed, and the Court had been asked to confirm it, and no creditor appeared to offer any opposition. His Honour, however, said the Court must be satisfied that the terms of the deed were reasonable and equitable, and calculated to benefit the general body of the creditors. The only way in which the Court would come to a conclusion was by looking at the deed itself, and in, this case take it to intend what it professed, and assume that it was equitable, and for the general body of the cr , 3- ditors, and the deed would be confirmed. He had much doubt, and he hoped that before long the Jaw would be laid down mote clearly by the Lord Chancellor. MARKETS—This Day, MARK-LANE. The wheat trade in the country markets held on Satur day was very slow, about previous quotations. For spring corn the demand was in a sluggish state, at fully the late decline in prices. Flour moved off slowly, at late rates. On the Continent the wheat trade is still very slow, and at New York the export demand for breadstuffa continues to rule inactive. Up to our market last week the arrivals of English grain were very moderate. The imports from abroad amounted to 20,643 quarters of wheat, 12,891 barley, 27,327 oats, 1,240 beans, 90 peas, 1,666 tares, 46,496 linseed, 8,922 oil seeds, 210 suEdry seeds, 1,060 sacks and 13,610 barrels of flour. Compared with Monday last, the arrivals of wheat, both from Essex and Kent, and especially from the latter country, exhibited a considerable falling off, the show both of red and white samples on the stands being of a very limited extent. There was no improvement in the condi tion cf the produce, and millers showed very little disposi tion to purchase, although sales might have been freely effected at the rates current on Monday last. The whole of the supply had not been disposed of at the close of busi ness, and the quotations were without change from our last report. There was a fair average supply of foreign wheat on offer. All descriptions met a slow sale ; neveatheless prices ruled stationary. Floating cargoes of wheat moved off slowly, at late rates. Maize, however, continued firm in price. ; The market was well supplied with English and foreign barley. Generally speaking, the trade was dull. Good and fine malting qualities quite supported previous rates ; but grinding descriptions changed hands at low prices. Wheat — Essex and Kent, re d, 1863, per qr 393 to 42 s CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Ditto, old .- -8 —5 Ditto, white, 1863 42s 483 Ditto, old --S —8 Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old —s —s Ditto, 1863 Talavera, Rye— Barley—Grinding Malting 2ss 383 Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk 6os 66s Brown Kingstown and Ware 6os 66s Chevalier 66s 68s Oats —Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding lBs 23s Potato Youghal and Cork, black lss 23s Cork, white Scotch, Feeding 199 233 Beans—Tick Pigeons, Peas—Grey. ... .......... 30s 31s Maple White Boilers 36s 38s Flour—Town-made, per 2801 b Suffolk 2Bs 30s Stockton and Norfolk.. ..... ....., 278 29s American, per barrel l9s 278 METROPOLITAN CATTLE. There was about an average supply of foreign stock on offer in our market to-day, and sales progressed slowly, at about previous rates. The arrival of beasts from our own grazing districts, as well as from Scotland, was tolerably good, and most breeds came to hand in somewhat prime condition, The beef trade was in a sluggish state; nevertheless, the value of Scots, crosseF, and Devons was well supported—the top figure being 5s per 81bs. Most other breeds changed hands at about stationary prices. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we received 2,300 Scots, crosses, and short• horns ; from other parts of England, 6 60 various breeds; from Scotland, 286 Scots and crosses; and from Ireland, 150 oxen and heifers. We were again but moderately supplied with sheep, but their ,eneral quality was good, The mutton trade was inactive, at last Monday's currency. The best Downs, in the - wool, sold at 6s; out of the wool, 4s 10d to Ss per Bibs. More than half of the supply was shorn. .. .. Lambs were in short supply and steady request, at from 6s 8d to 7s 4d per Blbs. _ _ Calves—the show of which was very moderate—changed hands steadily, at Thursday's advance in the quotations. The top price was 5s 4d per 81ba. Small pigs moved off steadily, at full prices. In large hogs, very little was doing, on former terms. Per Blbs.to sink the offal. s. d. N. d. Crse. &inf. beasts 3 6 3 10 Primecrs-wool do, Second quality do. 4 0 4 4 Pme. S'thdown do. Prime large oxen 4 6 4 8 Largo orse. calves Prime Scots, &c. 4 10 6 0 Prime small do Crse. & inf. sheep 3 10 4 4 Large hogs Second quality do. 4 6 5 2 Small porkers s. (1. e. d. L 5 4 5 8 ~ 5 10 6 0 , 4 45 0 5 25 4 3 6 4 0 4' 2 4 6 Suckling calves, 16s to 24s ; and quarter-old store pigs, 20s to 26s each. TOTAL surrnr. FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts ... . Cows — i Sheep and lambs .... 749 Sheep Calves rigs, 2601 The total imparts of foreign stocK into London, last week, amounted to 4,133 head. In the corresponding week in 1863, we received 2,806—in 1862, 1,451—in 1861, 2,494 —in 1860, 2,025—in 1859, 2,524—in 1858, 537 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LASI 'WEEK. From Boasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Rotterdam .... 308 .. 108 .. 206 .. 130 Harlingen 497 .. 31 Hamburg 25 .. 1351 .. .. 25 Amsterdam Boulogne . Bremen . l2 • . —_ .. _ .. _ .. _ Dordt.. 63 •• 116 .. • . 3 ... Nieu Diep •• • • - • • ---- • • - .. - 4 4 .... Antwerp .. 71 • . 20 • —.. 28 .. Ostend .. ... 215 .. 683 • • • • 8 .. 160 Calais — .. _ _ .. -- Oporto Dunkirk. .• 80 •• •• Total .... 1191 .. 2358 279 .. 305 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1863 473 .. 2,111 220 .. 2 1862 .. 272 .. 883 299 .. 1861 9.54 . • 1,374 , 102 .. 64 1880 1859 155 .. 2,319 50 .. 1858 A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the great metropolitan cattle market, on Monday, March 16, 1863, and this day, Monday, March 14, 1864. Per 81b. to sink tho offal. March 16, March 14, Coarse and inferior beast s .... 3 6 1863 8 to 3 8 3 6t03 10 Second quality do ....... 310 4 2 4 0 4 4 Prime large 0xen............ 4 4 4 8 4 6 4 8 Prime Scots, &c. ........... 410 5 0 410 5 0 Coarse and inferior sheep .... 3 8 4 2 310 4 4 Second quality do. .......... 4 4 5 0 4 6 5 2 Prime coarse-woolled do ..... 5 2 510 5 4 6 8 Prime Southdown do. .... .. 6 0 6 2 510 6 0 Lambs ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Largo coarse ca1ve5:........ 4 4 5 0 4 4 5 0 Prime small do. Large hogs ................ 3 8 4 4 3 6 4 0 Neat small p0rker5.......... 4 6 4 8 4 2 4 6 Beasts .............. 3,580 4,250 Sheep and lambs .... 18,140 18,170 Calves 61 82 Pigs " .. 370 260 SUPPLIES ON SALE, March 17, 1861—Beasts, 3,460 sheep, R 7 R ,96o—calves, 45---pi gs , 3 70. ml 18, 1861.—Beasts, 3 , 3 6 o—sheep, 18,450—calves, 1 0 46—pigs, 230. .............• NENVGATE AND LEADENHALL. These markets continue to be moderately supplied with town and country-killed meat. The trade, generally speak ing, is dull, at oar quotations. Per Sib. by seisd Inferior beef .. 2 10 3 2 Middling do. .. 3 4 3 6 Prime large do. 3 8 3 10 Do. small do. .. 4 0 4 2 Large pork .... 3 2 3 10 Inferior mutton. 3 6 3 8 the carcase. tided Middlingmutton 3 10 4 2 Prime do . 4 4 4 6 Veal 3 8 4 8 Small pork Lamb --~ BOROUGH 110 P. small, Th but up the h The supply of o lis foreign sampl es i s tolerably large. On the whole the trade rules stead y, and last week's cur rency is well supported. The imp ort, last week, consisted of 898 bales f rom New York, 261 f rom Antwerp, 459 from sp show of h hops on sale at our m ar k e t i s Bremen, 21 from Rotterdam, 8 from Ostend. and 979 from Guernsey. lOs per cwt. . si r M i e d a l a d n d o f E j a i s e t n li t 5 e . n . ::::: £ 4 55 1 Os o s to tt o £97 7s Sus and 8 o 6Ma 99 Bav ar i an 5 5 s to 8 8s 99 Belgian American 9 9 ~•••••• •••••.. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. ifF Full average s upplies o f potatoes continue on sale at these markets. All good and fine qualities are in steady request, at full prices; otherwise the trade is dull, Yorkshire Regents Ms to 70s per ton. Flukes Rocks Perth, Forf ar , an d Fif e Regents 60 s to 70s ~ Rocks TALLOW. at a b ou t previous quota tions. i o Tb n s: o p tallowtrade i .y. e . is quoted s quiet to-day, at 41s 6d ou the spot; town tallow, 40a 6d net cask; rough fat, 2s lid per Sibs. Price of Y.C. .. Particulars. 1850. 186 1 1862. 1863. 1884. ----- —_____ ( 58s01 10,605 01 t 0146501 to 11631 to 11s 6d to Stock this day._ 34.707 71.95 43 • 3 .!5 45.623: 68.877 1 —od —s oct —8 Oct —8 Cl —s Oct Delivery las t week 1,002 717 1,949 j, 0 32 1,628 Ditto from June 1 68,020 76,919 102,032 00, 6 195 63,002 Arrivals last week 831 6 65 1,625 877 436 Ditto from June 1 91,516 112,610 88,696 71,329 81,032 Price of Town ..• • 53s Od 58s Od 48s 6d 45s tad , 438 Od WOOL. The public sales of colonel wool have been well attended since w© last wrote, and limo manufacturers have con tinued to purchase free:y. The export demand is, however, of very moderate extent; nevertheless, prices are now id per lb above the rates current last series, showing an im provement in the prices realised compared with the opening sale. The present series is announced to conclude on the 23d inst. Good Australian clothing is quoted at is 10jd 2s 6d; do. combing, is lid to 2s 6d ; greasy, is ld to is 4d , good to superior Cape, is 8d to 2s; medium, is 5d to Is '7l,d and greasy, 9jd to lld per lb. In the English wool trade, by private contract, considerable firmness still prevails, and the limited supplies brought forward are readily disposed of at fully last week's currency. The imports into London last week amounted to Port August a Bales. Adelaide 1,616 Sydney Geelong •••. ,49 Algoa Bay 4 9887 Cape . 283 Port Natal 127 Pott Philip . 3,122 Sundry other port s 300 SEEDS. Clover seed is in moderate request ; fine parcels rule very firm in price. Canary seed is a dull inquiry, previous quo tations being barely supported. There is a slow sale for tares at late rates. 1 inseed and rapeseed are tolerably firm. For cakes there is a fair demand at full quotations. rurnlp,White,p.bus.llB to 148 Carraway 22s 26i Swede —s —s Coriander l2s 16s Afustard, Brown .. 103 13s liernpseed, per qr 4os 42s White, Tares, Spring....4s Od 4s 6,1 Crushing Old per quarter - —s Baltic —s —s Ce.nary, per quarter 52s 62s Odessa —s --8 Rye grass, new 22s 24s Linseed Cake, p ton —s —s Clover, Red Eng., ct. —a —s English £9loB.£lo 5 s Wite —B —s Forein £9 lOs For h eign Red.... 44s 50 s Rape Ca g kes,p ton. £5 Os .£6 £lo 1 OssB White. 50a 64s Rapeseed, new,pr qr 62s 65s Trefoil, new - —7 •••=min HOUSE OF LORDS —( This Day). THE CASE OF THE AEEXANDRA-TILE ATTORNEY GENERAL V. sILLE2c. Sir H. Cairns to-day addressed their lordships in support of his view of the case, and minutely examines the pro visions of the Common Law Procedure Act, and Queen's Remembrancer Act, and contended that the Baron of the Exchequer had not the power to make rules under the later act of Parliament, giving the tight of appeal in cases on the revenue side of the court, and that the Exchequer Chamber were right in refusing to hear the appeal, on the ground of want of authority. The learned gentleman had not concluded his address when we went to press. ELECTION COMMITTEES—(This Day), BERWICK-UPON-TWEED. This committee re-assembled this morning, when Mr, Phinn, Q.C., oaid—That owing to the embarrass. ment that had attended the getting up the case, and the decisions that had already been given by the committee, he thought it would be useless to occupy their attention any longer. He, therefore, thought, taking all the circum stances into his consideration, that the most prudent course for him to pursue was to withdraw all further opposition to the return of the sitting member. Strangers were then directed to leave the room, and far upwards of an hour the committee were in deliberation on their report to be presented to the House. At a quarter to two the strangers were readmitted, when The Chairman announced that the committee were of opinion that Mr. Cargill had been duly elected, that neither bribery nor corruption had been proved to lave been practised, and that the petition was not frivolous or vexatious. The Turf and the S cotch, their Courses, Management, and Sport. (From Bell's Life in London.) The racing campaigns in Scotland are the last to begin, almost the last finish, certainly the last in great results, and the last to be reviewed ; it may be compared to a screwish "bad doer" in a stable, who does not always "train on," and whose performances are consequently as variable as they are disappointing and unpleasant. It is therefore re quisite to elucidate the meaning of such an unhappy state of affairs, to probe out the hidden seat of disease, and lay bare the insidious evil which prevents the realisation of successful results. It is really as amusing as it is painfully ridiculous , to observe the peculiarities of mannerism in which the Scotch persistently stick to ill- founded prejudice against many things, and equestrian pleasures in particuler. The fol lowing may beqaken in illustration :—The time was when prejudice set its austere, rigid features against female equitation as an unfeminine accomplishment; however the elite of society patronised its exhilirating plea sures, and the ridiculous notion succumbed under popular prestige. There are, however, still some to be found suffi ciently straitlaced who assert that although a ride may be taken at a walk, or a gentle canter, on an equally gentle horse at an equestrian promenade, under the Argus• eye of a chaperon, trotting is a vulgar infringement on deport ment, and their sexual position in society, which no lady should indulge in, and a gentle gallop a violent im propriety. It must, however, be admitted that while in troducing this as one of the biassed opinions of the past, there are few now left in support of the once popular theory ; and the bevies of ladies who daily exhibit their fair forms, wrapped in the graceful fclds of their riding habits, and in dulging in all so r t s o f paces, are most substantial proofs of its popularity and health •giving properties, as well as the death-dealing blow to one of the detrimental peculiarities of the past. Hunting is, perhaps, now considered by our rigorcus friends the least sinful of all manly sports in which the horse bears a part ; but although it has latterly, to some extent, grown into a fashionable re creation for the elite of society in Scotland, it is still consi dered questionable by doubting bigots whether, and to what extent, professional gentlemen and traders of position and money ought to indulge their " horsy" proclivities. Pre judice is here again succumbing; but however much the sport may be rising into general popularity it is to be re qetted that its votaries do not sufficiently patronise with their presence and purse hunt club races and steeplechase meetings, which help to promote an improvement in breed ing horses for the purposes which they specially delight in. Is it then to be wondered at, in the existing state of Scottish peculiarities, that racing —although there is nothing in itself to offend or Mislead the most fastidious or sensitive—should continue at such a low ebb, when it is also taken into consi deration that many who would like to indulge their natural desires to witness the exciting struggles for supremacy by the useful and willing slaves to man's pleasure and profits dare not do so in face of that characteristic bias which rules the rout throughout the country ? Many say, in other words, that they cannot do so without making themselves martyrs to popular prejudice, and liken themselves to Esau with h s mess of pottage, the one sacrificing his birthright, the other a social position ; there is surely an inherent weak ness of mind in crouchingly submitting, like a well-whipped hound, to the lash of fanatical clamour; such principles are like vitiated air, which fumigates the atmosphere of truth with foulness, and firmly holds down the weak who breathe its sickening exhalations in abject subjection. The unbiassed of " position" are, however, beyond its power— they smell the nauseous taint without submitting to its influence, and their social health remains. It is of itself quite sufficient to know that the Turf may, like everything else, bo polluted by occasional abuses without having the fingers of fanatics and semi-religions bigots scornfully pointing it out as a foul blot on the escutcheon of their ideal supposition of respectability. The aristocracy who patronise racing live and have their being in society after wards. Why cannot it at once be admitted that others can go and do likewise ? The bare facts are here simply stated ;it is for others to reconcile them. False prejudice is a phari saical phantom, evanescent as a shadow, which would dis appear with the rapidity of one of Professor Pepper's ghosts if a little more fashion were to head the van and lead the war against it. Racing at Perth, Ayr, and other places is considered a cardinal sin, but an introduction to the family of that noble sportsman at Floors Castle in October, with a consequent attendance on the Grand Stand at Kelso to wit ness the Isthmian games, would be a pleasurable and self congratulatory source of enjoyment to many who would flauntingly disdain to appear at such exhibitions elsewhere, and as it is customary for royalty, the aristocracy, and the leading families of England and Ireland to patronise such sports, it must be left to the calm, unbiassed judgment of those who have their country's weal at heart to say why it cannot be more generally accepted as a social branch of the world's pleasures in Scotland, bearing good or bad fruits according to the cultivation bestowed on it. The sports of the past season do not, on the whole, exhibit any improvement on previous years. " Orange Blossom," in his rhyming retrospect of the season, thus summarily disposes of the matter : " Of Scottish racing little, save the name, remains, alas I I merely say Perth sport was bad, and let the matter pass ; Still hoping that reform may put on such abuse her strain, And the days of good Lord Eglinton re. blossom once again 1" But little as the sports may have been, it is through the im pediments of misconception previously described that the ragged remnants are as full of darkening shadows as Dela croix's picture of "Dante and Virgil entering the Infernal regions ;" for instead of she joyous saturnalias of the Turf having their reflection in the countenances of out cautious friends (as exhibited by the Turf-loving people of merrie England and ould Ireland), there are thousands here go to such such meetings with the slyness of area sneaks indulging in stolen pleasures, and return from the enjoyment of such festivities with lack-lustre stolid features, but with an internal chuckling sense of gra tification. Can it then be wondered at that the progress of this noble institution should have been so slow, and that money is wanting to bring it out in all its greatness and integrity ? The patricians of the country are, however, now gaining a glimmering of its aims and pleasures, and in con sequence, there will here and there be found some sunny bits in the picture to relieve the sombre background. Many say they would attend the meetings if the sports were better. But hush I a whisper in the ears of those who croak so much and do so little; let each and all, according to their means, contribute to the funds, and an increase in value of stakes will be foilowed by an equivalent in the class of competitors, for past experience proves that money brings to this side of the border the best of English race horses and their performances are naturally regarded in a somewhat different light from those of local merit—the ex • petted appearances of thorough breds from the South who have gained a reputation by their performances, are, in themselves, sufficient at least to arouse the curiosity of the people as to their appearance, &c., and call for the desire to witness the abilities of those equine representatives of speed. Now, accepting such to be an undeniable fact, with the in teresting result of producing the best effect on the minds of a non-racing people. Kelso and Edinburgh are examples to other places, as they must be regarded as the most flou rishing condition of the Scottish Turf, owing to theirmone tary value, and annual competition of English horses on their courses, and the consequent aristocratic and general public patronage they receive. If some of the officials else where would lay aside their " masterly inactivity," inaugu rate a wholesome regime, and canvass with the same zeal, they might each raise their meeting to a similar position. Kelso is at present the pick of the basket, with Edinburgh rapidly budding into an equivalent in monetary value and prestige; taking then the two as to the best exponents of that partially awakened feeling for the uses and delights of racing, it is only fair that they should, without prejudice to other places, do their best in the good oause—be held pro minently forward as beacons to light up the paths on which others may unflinchingly tread with similar hopes for suc cess; but whatever system may be adopted, it must be inevi table that small stakes can only realise competition from local horses, without being productive of improvement and those great results for which the turf was inaugurated. It will therefore be observed that the elements of strength are re presented by the quality and quantity of equine blood before the starter's flag, with money to make the stakes sufficiently tempting, and a judicious timeing of the fixtures as attrac tive loadstones to bring southern horses there, for with the 18 or 20 horses usually training at Gullane, and the few kept in private elsewhere the interest of the subject is swamped; it adds not ono iota to the improvement of blood stock, neither does it leave on the minds of the people a gtt neral feeling of satisfactory engagement. The same horses competing for stakes at all the race meetings is like living on cauld kail made hot for a change, with Glauber salts as an occasional variety; it purges the people of all sense of such enjoyments, and by thus weakening the internal tis sues of the turf, causes it to droop into inanition for want of that judicious treatment and nourishing support which it ought to receive ; but poor asScotland may be, with officials of perseverance, business habits, and position, appointed at each place,the wherewithal can surely bo found in the whole country to supply annually for six meetings that which is barely equivalent to the value of one in England. Let the representatives of each place bring their meetings to the bar of public opinion, and by warmly advocating the cause gain a favourable money verdict for the coming session, and "Iconoclast" will gladly be the historian of their successee, and give to each their weed of praise. Edinburgh, Kelso, and Airdrie have grand stands erected for the comfort of their patrons. Perth and Lanark have simply temporary wooden erections, which scarcely represent stands, grand or otherwise, while Ayr ie a s p urio us exception, w hi c h prides itself on what is termed " view h ouse, " built of stone, situate near the distance post, and separated from the course by a turnpike-road, with, however, a wooden erection in ad dition. It is to be hoped that each place will provide the very necessary requisite, either through the aids of their corpo rations or the friendly and generous assistance of some of the local magnates, for in the meantime they lose a certain amount of revenue that would be created from such sources, and ultimately revert to the annual advancement of each meeting. Mr. Currie has sanguine hopes of the corner stone of such a building being laid ere long at Lanark, and it is the cordial wish of all interested in the Turf that his aspirations may be realised, and that the others will make running for the same goal; it is also in the interests of each town that immediate support should bo accord LISBURNE, The committee assembled this morning in room No. 5. The whole of the morning was occupied in proving the agency of certain individuals who took an active part in the election. SHIPPING—This Day. LONDON, March 14.—Wind this day at noon—South. Westerly; moderate breeze, and fine weather, but rather cloudy. PORTSMOUTH, March 13.—Wind S.W.—Arrrived—Spes Nostria, from London for Monte Video—Her Majesty's ship Prince Consort, from Portland. Sailed—Charlotte Ann, for Colombo. NEWPORT, March 12.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Ellora, ror New York, BRISTOL, March 13.—Wind N. W.—Arrived —Aolus, from Pernambuco—Casonbe, from Tulme. GRIMSBY, March 'O.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Electric, steamer, for Calcutta. SWANSEA, March 12,—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Rose of England, from Caldera, Sailed—Francio, for the Cape o Good Hope, (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Monday Morning. Arrived, March 13—Gerda, from Helsingborg; William Thobnbaro, and Ino, from Guernsey; Andover, from Sines; Mary Ann, from St. Michael's; Norman, from Seville; Jane, fiom New York ; Italia United Unitia, from Alexandria; Providence, and Jules, from Gravelines ; Adler, from Alexandria ; Donald Mac Kay, from Mel bourne ; Regina, from Demerara ; Excel, from St. Michael's. Arrived, March 14--Magnoria, from Belize; Oriental, from Marrathonate ; Atlantic, from New York; Dolphin, from Helsingborg. Sailed, March 14—Triton, steamer, for Boulogne. DEAL, Monday Morning. Passed, March 13--Ocean King (bark), from the west, for London. Anchored, March 13—Puzzle (schooner), from St.' Michael's for orders; Bertha Marian (bark), from the north, for Arica ; Devonshire, from London, for St. Kitts; Frigate Bird (ship), from the north, for the west, Anchored, March 14—Queen of Ocean. of Shields, from Shields, for Shanghai ; Colombo, from London, f or N ew York; Vanquisher, from Alexandria, for London. THE UNIVERSITY BOAT RACE.—There was a vast assemblage of gentlemen at Putney on Satur day afternoon to view the practice of the Oxford crew. There was a most agreeable change in the weather, and the water, instead of being extremely rough and "lumpy," as on the previous day, was hardly disturbed by more than a ripple; i!but the tide was exceedingly bad, having been retarded by the flooding of land water from up the country. The crew started a little before four o'clock from nearly opposite the Star and Garter, and so marked was the diffe rence of their rowing, compared with that of the previous day, that the ordinary looker-on, unacquainted with the difficulties which men have to contend against in light craft in very rough weather, would scarcely have be lieved it to have been the same eight. They, however, made but an indifferent start, but after a few pulls settled down into a better form, and continued up to Chiswick Church at the rate of 34 strokes per minute, but from thence up to Frank Godfrey's, at Mortlake, where they ceased labour, they increased the work to 36, drawing their oars well through the water, the time occupied being 22m. 348., as taken by some of the equestrians who accompanied them up the towing path, Some irregu larity had, on their first appearance at Putney, been re marked in the work on the port side of the boat, which has been remedied and the return down to Putney on the first of the ebb was still an improvement upon the rowing up. They were more together, and in some of the fresh starts gave the utmost satisfaction to their friends, prominent amongst whom, in superintending or directing their efforts, was Mr. Morrison, who so distinguished himself in the crew last year. The Cambridge as well as the Oxford crew will go over the course this (Monday) afternoon, when w e have no doubt their exertions will be regarded with the strongest interest. The betting still continues at 7t04 on Oxford, but good aquatic judges are taking the odds freely. A PENNY-POST TRIBUTE TO ROWLAND HILL.— It is proposed, says the Spectator, to present a national memorial to Sir Rowland Hill, to consist of a penny stamp contributed by every man and woman in England, That would be about £70,000; but the difficulty would be collec tion. Let the post offices but receive them for one week, and Sir R. Hill would be buried beneath his own stamps. MR. DYCE, it appears, when he found that the state of his health would not allow him to complete the pictures which he was commissioned to paint in the House of Parliament, offered to return the money he had received on account from the Treasury, but the authorities would not, nay could not, accept it. The municipal counoil of Marseilles has just adopted the plan of a splendid new building to be erected on the site of the old college, and which will unite under one roof the Public Library, the School of Fine Arts, and the Conservatoire de Music-ins, " M. Jiasin," says the Moniteur " yesterday even ing repeated at the Sorbonne the lecture which he had commenced on Monday last on the different states of matter. The crowd was just as great as on the former occasion, Thanks, however, to the precautions taken by the Vice-Rector of the Academy, the most perfect order prevailed, although the public began to assemble at six o'clock, and more than 2,000 persons were obliged to be re fused admittance." Galtanani says :—" A curious electoral question has just been decided. Are the students of a semi nary for the education of persons intended for the priesthood, when they fulfil the conditions required by the law for every elector, to be inscribed on the electoral list of the commune iu which the establish ment is situated ? Also, do the vacations constitute an interruption of the term of residence required ? Such are the questions on which the Court of Cassatijn has had to decide, in cmsequence of an appeal made by the semi • nary of Rho against a judgment of the juge de pais of that place, which had ordered the names of 118 of the stu dents to be struck off the electoral list. The court quashed the judgment of the juge de pail, and has thus established in principle that the students ina seminary must be inscribed on the electoral list of the commune in which the establish ment is situated; and, next, that the vacations cannot be considered as an interruption of the six months' continuous residence required by law." 261 6 10i 3 41 103! 3 08 purpose, and by thus creating additions; comfort t o th e on lookers secure an increase of visitors and nsequent pecuniary profit to the inhabitants of their croespective districts. If these ideas are ever brought within the bliss ful pale of possibility it is to be hoped the architects will not forget the fourth estate in their plans, for they have. hitherto been neglectful in providing for reporters, whose only accommodation is a noisy weighing room at a desk the size of your hat crown, with their elbows hustled and jostled by the surging throng to an extent that renders it requisite to indulge in the unpleasant satisfaction of elal-,orating reports at an hotel afterwards, when the inner lima is craving for the social enjoyments of the table. SECOND EDITION SUN OFFICE, HALF -PAST 4 o'CLocic SPORTING INTELLIGENCE —This Day. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) DONCASTER RACES —Tins DAY. TRIAL STAKES. Siva Blondin Burnfoot Four ran. ....................... HOPEFUL STAKES, Money Spinner ....................... East Linne . ............. Frangipani ......... : .. Fifteen ran. CITY BETTING—THIS DAT. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. 7to 1 agst Lioness (offered) 11 to 1 agst Blithfield (taken) 12 to 1 agst Gardener (taken) 100 to 7 agst Wingrave (taken) 100 to 6 agst Fairwater (offered, take 20 to 1) 20 to 1 agst Costa (taken) 20 to 1 agst Gibraltar (taken) CITY AND SUBURBAN. 20 to 1 agat Jarnicoten (taken) 25 to 1 agat Voluptas (taken) CHESTER CUP. 13 to lon the field (offered) 16 to 1 agat Change (taken) 20 to 1 aget Blackdown (taken) 20 to 1 agst Anfisid (taken) 30 to 1 agst Merry Hart (taken) 50 to 1 agst Greenland (taken) THE DERBY. 50 to 1 agst Clarissa colt (taken) 50 to 1 aget Copenhagen (taken) SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, TATTERSALLS'.—SATURDAY. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. Bto 1 agst Lioness (offered) 11 to 1 agst Blithfield (taken) 100 to 8 agst Gardener (offered) 100 to 8 apt Dollar (offered) 14 to 1 agst,Wingrave (offered) 20 to 1 agst Costa (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Gibraltar (offered) 25 to 1 agst Union Jack (taken) CITY AND SUBURBAN. 25 to 1 agst Jarnicoton (taken) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 11 to 2 agst Cambunan (taken) 6to 1 agst Fille de l'Air (taken) DERBY. 17 to 2 agst Scottish Chief (taken) 100 to 8 agst Canibuscan (taken) 15 to 1 agst Coastguard (taken) 22 to 1 agat Blair Athol (taken) 25 to 1 agst Idler (taken) 28 to 1 agst Ackworth (taken) 28 to 1 agat Ely (taken) 30 to 1 agst:First Flight (taken) 30 to 1 agst Birch Broom (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Solon (taken) BETTING AT MANCHESTER—SATURDAY. The principal feature of this day's business, at our Sub scription-rooms was settling on the Grand National Steeple chase, which passed over satisfactorily. Some betting, however, was done on the Great Northamptonshire Stakes, for which event Lioness, Blithfield, Gardener, Dollar, Wingrave, and Iphigenia were in demand, at the prices appended. For the City and Suburban, Jarnicoton was freely supported at 25 to 1; and a few investments were made in favour of Golden Pledge, Change, Anfield, and Merry Hart for Chester Cup. There were several in quiries respecting Catnbuscan for the Two Thousand Guineas and Derby; this horse has evidently an upward tendency for both events. Closing prices : THE GREAT NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. 6to 1 agat Lioness (taken and offered) 100 to 9 apt Blithfield (taken) 100 to 8 agst Gardener (taken) • 100 to 6 agst Dollar (taken) 100 to 6 agst Wingrave (taken) 20 to 1 agst Benjamin (taken) 20 to 1 agst Iphigenia (taken) 40 to 1 agst Despair (taken and offered) THE CITY AND SUBURBAN HANDICAP. 20 to 1 agat Liston (taken) 25 to 1 agat Jarnicoton (taken) 40 to 1 agat Voluptas (wanted) CHESTER cur. 100 to 8 agst Golden Pledge (taken and offered) 100 to 6 agst Change (taken) 100 to 6 agst Anfield (taken) 33 to 1 agst Merry Hart (taken) THE TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STALES. 11 to 2 agst Cambuscan (taken) THE DERBY. 9to i agst Scottish Chief (offered—take 10 freely) 12 to 1 agat Cambuscan (offered—take 13 freely) 66 to 1 agst agat Copenhagen (wanted) 100 to 1 agat Peon (taken) RACING FIXTURES FOR 1864. MARCH. Doncaster Spring l4 Warwick l6 Durham Northampton 29 Catterick 3O Croaton- park 1 Edinburgh Spring 2 Abergavenny Think 5 Epsom Spring Newmarket Craven Newmarket First Spring 25 Chester York Spring Salisbury l2 Bath Manchester Harpenden Epsom 24 Ascot Hampton l5 Newton Odiham Bibury Stockbridge Chelmsford 2B New Forest Hunt 2B Newcastle-on-Tyne Worcester (Summer) Ipswich .. Newmarket July - 5 Carlisle .. Abingdon Liverpool July Stamford l4 Pontefract Nottingham Winchester l9 Southampton .. 2O Chesterfield Goodwood Brighton 2 Brighton Club Lewes 5 Reading Egham Oxford lB Yarmouth .. 23 OCTI Northallerton 6 I Newmarket Second Oct lO INoTR: Shrewsbury Autumn Leamington k War. Hun t 22 _____ York August .......... 23 Plymouth ............ 25 Derby ............. 30 Lichfield .............. 30 Stockton .......... 30 Devon and Exeter .... 30 Gloucester Newmarket Houghton 24 114131311. I ' Worcester Autumn 30 fUST. OBER. TRAFFIC RECEIPTS FOR. THE WEEK. Miles Opened. Receipts. Railways. 1863. 1864. 1863. -A B Be e l i f a a s s t t a a n n d d N, Counties 1 4 3 96 136 1 4 ,818 1 4 ,764 49 600 654 Blyth and Tyne Y - Caledonianßristol and Exeter l2li 124 5,196 5,323 245 ', - .45 16,817 14.768 Cockermouth & 'Workington Bl 81 225 223 Cork and Bandon 2 04 04 424 357 Cork, Blackrock, &Passage 6l ill 145 Cork and Youghal . 34 3 3 406 286 Cornwall 65 i 53t 1,324 1,206 Deeside Dublin & Ilvlfast J unction 63 6 4; 3 3 1:; 1 N i l . iV Dublin and Droghed a 75 Dublin and Meath Edinburgh b & n r i g V h i c a k n l d o w „,, i a a n s d g 0 1 , w ire xI d. 1 9 6 9 1 1 2 2 7: 4 43 9 1 7 ..... 9 13_ 6 72 :_; 3,099 2,,c8 Furness, &c 5O 6 1 8,458 8,195 Glasgow & South-Western 7 7,0 28,297 Gt. Eastern,Nrik.,&E.Union Great Northern 353 gil 3230;577682 27.749 Great North of Scotland 5B 476 525 Gt. Northn. & Westn.(lrel.) 7 ll 711 6,870 7.184 Gt.Southn. & Westn.(i r i n d . ) 3731 329 Great Western 10561 10561 54,993 54.603 86t 937 88: Inverness & Aberdeen June— 8 , 1 ,i — 5l 1 ; 00 :13 3 2:16232 Inverness & Perth Junction 11),4 145 1 .486 1,7 - 7 it Irish North-Western 145 LLianinceitarichkiraent I Yorkshire unis... 173 188 2 .6 26i Limerick and Foynes Llanelly ......... . ... , London & North-Western • • • • London and Blackwall 4.,0 4411 1 ,z16 20,263 London & South-Westero . 2lt ^ • C oast... 6 "I , 14,210 15,5 7 12291 11791 ss , r s l 85 , , b 8n 10 7 Lond. Brighton, & S. C Dover. • 7 4 72f 3,693 3 050 London, Chatham, Az F 75 408 ' 415 954 Lond., Tilball, Man.,Shefftel .4 , Do. Metropolitan ,Lincolnsh .. 2391 inch .. n , 239 k 15,458 14 630 A} 91 1,184 1,0-3 Hanel] S Jun.&Alt r •S. d Carlisle 28 1,371. 1.381 s, so L u ix th tc e n n slo . n . 10 2 t 4 ,5 . t S Midland (Inc. —' • , • • 31 .1 :t r r YP oi ° ,o r l t i : w an, .... ........... 611 6,u 4 4 3 1 ,:8: 2 2 ° 2 0 ° 3 2 5 9:. 0 5 63 9 4 5 Midland G LII estn. ot land— 2.;94 259} Bronkland I a • al A^IIS 0 1 711 rti fTIMOUtnOI2. Hail. a Cann I_ _ Fil l 714 1 ' 597 1'526 18C4. 14j 91i